Study finds community-oriented policing improves attitudes toward police. ... The researchers found that the visits were effective across racial and ethnic groups and that the long-term positive effects were strongest among non-white residents and people who held negative views of the police prior to the intervention.

Does community policing actually work?

And the short answer to this question is yes. There is research to demonstrate that community policing is effective in reducing crime, and the Arlington (TX) Police Department (APD) can support these findings in our jurisdiction.

What is wrong with community policing?

But there are also drawbacks associated with community policing: hostility between the police and neighborhood residents can hinder productive partnerships; increases in officers' decisionmaking autonomy can lead to greater opportunities for police corruption; and resistance within the police organization can hamper ...